ABSTRACT

Recognition and understanding of the special nutrition problems of the aged is changing along with the growing number of the elderly in the general population. In the eight years since the first edition of the Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged was originally published, both economic changes and health issues have contributed to the decreasing nutri

part |2 pages

Section I: Nutritional Supplementation and Health

chapter 1|10 pages

Nutrition and Electrolytes in the Elderly

chapter 3|6 pages

Aging and Nutritional Needs

chapter 4|18 pages

Nutrition and Elderly Cancer Patients

part |2 pages

Section III: Mechanistic Studies of Nutrition and Health in the Elderly

part |2 pages

Section IV: Nutritional Therapies and Promotion of Health